Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 164 I changed two of his scenes

Listening to Li Hanxiang's weak voice, Lin Chaoyang looked apologetic.

"Director Li, I really didn't mean to go against you. I'm doing this for the good of the movie..."

Li Hanxiang waved his hands, his face somewhat dejected, "I know, I don't blame you. In fact, you are right, it was me who said I wanted to make a historical blockbuster, it was me who wanted to reflect the suffering of the nation, but on the one hand I wanted to have a profound sense of history, on the other hand I couldn't get rid of those bad habits I had when making films before."

"Oh!" He sighed, feeling that his body had recovered a lot. He sat up straight and looked at Lin Chaoyang with complicated eyes.

"Chaoyang..."

Before, Li Hanxiang always called Lin Chaoyang "Mr. Lin", but he suddenly changed his address, and their relationship immediately became closer.

"What you just said is actually very true. I was too greedy. I wanted to attract more audiences to the cinema and have a high box office, and I also wanted to use the film to reflect the profound historical lessons and national tragedy."

"Director Li, this can't be called greed, every director hopes to make a film that is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

Moreover, high box office and high reputation are not contradictory. Aren’t we all doing it to make good movies? "

He was frightened by Li Hanxiang's condition just now. Now his tone was gentle and his attitude was mild, without any trace of his previous rebelliousness.

The old comrade traveled thousands of miles north to make the film, which really made him angry. Although others did not hold him accountable, Lin Chaoyang himself felt guilty.

"Yes, everyone is here for the movie." Li Hanxiang murmured, his eyes shining as he looked at Lin Chaoyang, "You have your own unique insights in drama creation. Where do you think your script can be improved?"

Ok?
Lin Chaoyang immediately became alert when he heard this.

"It's your job as the director to perfect the script. I'll cooperate with you."

Li Hanxiang narrowed his eyes. This kid is too difficult to deal with!
He whispered threateningly, "Aren't you afraid that I will fire you?"

"Anyway, I have finished writing the script. You can fire me, but you have to pay me the royalties first." Lin Chaoyang still said the same thing.

Li Hanxiang sighed helplessly to the sky. He really loved and hated finding such a screenwriter for his movie.

What I love is Lin Chaoyang's talent. He writes scripts well and quickly, making it difficult to suppress the admiration in my heart. What I hate is that this guy is stubborn and arrogant, and a screenwriter actually wants to be a director.

"You kid..." Li Hanxiang gritted his teeth.

Lin Chaoyang was afraid that he would go back, so he softened his tone and said, "Anyway, I have already written the script, you can change it however you want, just don't ask me to change it."

Just now, Lin Chaoyang argued with him, and Li Hanxiang was holding his breath, thinking that he had been filming for most of his life, but he was speechless after being refuted by a screenwriter who was younger than his son. In addition to his dissatisfaction with Lin Chaoyang's opposition to him, he was more embarrassed.

At this moment, Lin Chaoyang changed his attitude and told him to change it himself. Li Hanxiang became undecided again.

Lin Chaoyang's rebuttal to him was not without reason. Although he was angry, he was still rational, so he could only say, "You are the screenwriter, but I paid for it."

These directors are so pretentious!

After all, he was paid for his work. After thinking it over, Lin Chaoyang took a step back and said, "You can let me make changes, but the structure of the script cannot be changed."

Li Hanxiang felt that he had gradually figured out Lin Chaoyang's temper. This kid was a donkey that would go along with the wind, and he couldn't be provoked; he had to go along with it.

"Okay, I'll just change a few scenes." Li Hanxiang agreed readily.

After a heated debate and communication, Lin Chaoyang and Li Hanxiang became much closer.

However, Lin Chaoyang also discovered Li Hanxiang's little thoughts, and he would slip his own personal opinions into the script from time to time, and the two often quarreled about this.

That morning, Shi Kuan entered the room. Lin Chaoyang was arguing with Li Hanxiang because Li Hanxiang couldn't help but add to the love scene between Emperor Xianfeng and Empress Dowager Cixi.

"This movie can't be made! Those who know you are the screenwriter I hired, and those who don't know you will think you are a living ancestor I hired!"

Li Hanxiang angrily threw the script to express his dissatisfaction with Lin Chaoyang.

Lin Chaoyang didn't care about his temper, he was used to it these days. He drank a sip of tea calmly and waited for Li Hanxiang to calm down before talking to him about the script.

Not only Lin Chaoyang, Shi Kuan had also gotten used to their quarrels, and smiled as he poured a cup of tea for Li Hanxiang.

"Calm down, calm down. It's just a change of script. Aren't we happy to cooperate?"

"You call this pleasure? You call this pleasure?"

Li Hanxiang had thick eyebrows, which stood up when he got angry, and he looked very imposing. He questioned Shi Kuan loudly, as if he was venting his dissatisfaction.

Shi Kuan had a smile on his face, but he was annoyed inside.

What are you yelling at me for? You have the ability to deal with that guy!
He tried to persuade Li Hanxiang, but seeing that he was still angry, Shi Kuan ignored him and said to Lin Chaoyang, "Chaoyang, your lover is here and is in your room."

When he heard that Tao Yushu was here, a smile broke out on Lin Chaoyang's originally calm face, "Why is she here?"

"He said he had something to do. You go check it out first."

"Okay." Lin Chaoyang couldn't wait to go out.

Li Hanxiang looked at his back and snorted coldly, obviously still feeling angry.

Shi Kuan couldn't help but tease, "How is it? It feels bad to dig a hole for yourself, right?"

Shi Kuan had originally helped Li Hanxiang contact playwright Yang Chunbin, but after reading "The World's Number One Restaurant" written by Lin Chaoyang, Li Hanxiang insisted on inviting him to write the script for his film.

Now, the person has been found, but that guy has an even worse temper than the great director Li Hanxiang.

Li Hanxiang wanted to change some content of the script, which was like begging for help from everyone, and was really asking for trouble.

Facing Shi Kuan's sarcasm, Li Hanxiang gritted his teeth and finished the meal he had ordered, even with tears in his eyes.

"What are you trying to do? I'm fine! You know what? I changed two of his scenes today!"

When he spoke, Li Hanxiang did not forget to point his finger to emphasize his words, with a bit of boasting. Shi Kuan saw that Li Hanxiang, a great director, was tortured by Lin Chaoyang and was so happy because he changed two scenes. He couldn't help but admire Lin Chaoyang.

Apart from anything else, the fact that he could polish a great director like Li Hanxiang into this state requires him to be an extraordinary person.

"So, the screenwriter has to listen to the director." Shi Kuan said sarcastically.

Li Hanxiang glared at him unhappily. Did he really think he couldn't hear it?

After coming out of Li Hanxiang's room, Lin Chaoyang returned to his own room eagerly.

"Chaoyang!"

As soon as Tao Yushu saw him, she threw herself into his arms. During this time, Lin Chaoyang stayed in his hotel room to revise the script. The co-production company at his unit helped him to take a leave, and the couple hadn't seen each other for a week.

After a while of flirting, Lin Chaoyang asked, "Why are you here today?"

"These past few days, my family received a letter from the Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, saying that they wanted to publish a collection of your short and medium-length novels. I had planned to wait until you came back before telling you.

As a result, Li Shuguang from Renwen Press came to me yesterday and said that they also plan to publish your book "Lai Zi's Summer".

I thought I might as well come and tell you about it, so as to avoid any further delays."

It was not surprising that Renwen Press was going to publish Lai Zi's Summer. Zhu Changsheng had mentioned to him before that Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House was going to publish a collection of his novels, which was a pleasant surprise.

"What did the Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House say?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Tao Yushu took out the letter from his pocket and said, "Read it yourself."

Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House was founded in the 1950s and is a large and influential publishing house nationwide. Story Club, a popular literature magazine that has been a bestseller for decades, is a publication of Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House.

This time they wrote to say that they wanted to publish a collection of Lin Chaoyang's novels. Unfortunately, Lin Chaoyang's "Little Shoes" and "Wreaths under the Mountain" had already signed publishing contracts with other publishing houses, and they could not be authorized to Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House for publication and distribution for the time being.

Since it is a collection of short and medium-length stories, only "The Shepherd", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and "Parents' Love" can be published. It would be a bit too thin to call it a collection of novels.

Lin Chaoyang wrote a letter on the spot to Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House to explain the situation and politely declined their request.

As for Renwen Press's request to publish Lai Zi's Summer, Lin Chaoyang used the hotel's phone to call Li Shuguang of Renwen Press on the spot, agreed to their publishing request, and promised to go to Renwen Press to sign the contract after he finished working on the script.

After finishing the important matters, Tao Yushu asked, "Chaoyang, the autumn harvest is over in my hometown, and winter is coming soon. What are you going to do with your parents? You wrote to them before, but they didn't respond."

Lin Chaoyang has been busy with the script recently and almost forgot about this matter. He slapped his head and said, "Look at my memory."

He thought for a moment and said, "They are afraid of causing trouble for us. We can't invite them by writing letters, and we don't have the time to go back to their hometown to pick them up. I'll call them first to urge them."

Tao Yushu nodded, "Okay."

"By the way, Li Tuo brought some people here the day before yesterday, but when he saw you weren't there, he returned disappointed."

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help laughing when he thought about how Li Tuo excitedly brought people to his house for a meal, but was turned away.

"He really treats our house as a canteen."

Tao Yushu smiled and said, "This shows that you have good skills. They have recognized your skills."

Lin Chaoyang shook his head and said, "The more you know, the more you can do."

"He who can do it should work harder!"

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Chaoyang picked up the phone again, this time he called his hometown.

There was no telephone in Xiaoyangtun, only the commune had one. His call had to be transferred to the county through the switchboard and then to the commune, which directly alarmed the head of the commune. Lin Chaoyang is now a nationally famous writer.

When they heard that he was going to call home, the commune immediately sent someone to notify Lin Erchun.

After hanging up the phone, he waited for a long time. It was not until lunch time that the phone in his room rang.

When Lin Chaoyang picked up the phone, he heard Lin Erchun's anxious voice.

"Chaoyang, Chaoyang! What happened?"

These days, relatives who are thousands of miles apart usually communicate by letter. If there is an emergency, they send a telegram. Unless it is extremely urgent, they rarely make phone calls.

Lin Chaoyang used to write letters, but this time he called out of the blue, which scared Lin Erchun. He thought something had happened and rushed to the commune in a hurry.

When he heard that Lin Chaoyang called to ask the old couple to go to Beijing, Lin Erchun was so angry that he started cursing.

"Is it worth calling for such a small matter? What big deal do I think has happened to me?
Didn’t I tell you last time that we won’t go? We are both so old, why would we bother with this? "

Lin Chaoyang said in a gentle and persuasive manner: "Don't you want to see Tian A Gate? See the flag-raising ceremony? See the great leader?"

Lin Chaoyang's words immediately caught Lin Erchun's weak spot.

The great leader of TianAmen is a spiritual totem for Lin Erchun and his generation.

"If you two come, I will take you to see the People's Hall and the Forbidden City..."

Lin Chaoyang's persuasion was so gentle and patient that Comrade Lin Erchun was completely unable to resist.

"Then wait until the New Year to go."

"When is the Chinese New Year? Come over when winter comes. My house has heating."

Lin Chaoyang made the decision for Lin Erchun.

(End of this chapter)